Elf Counting Mats for Christmas Math Fun
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Elf Counting Mats for Christmas Math Fun

Sometimes I like to pretend I’m a kid again.  It helps relieve stress to just pretend like I have no responsibilities.  I often picture myself as Will Ferrel in Elf.  Because he was the epitome of an adult who never grew up.  Actually, when my husband calls I often answer “Buddy the Elf, what’s your…

Counting Mat Fun Free Printable for Veterans Day
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Counting Mat Fun Free Printable for Veterans Day

I swell with pride for my husband whenever Veteran’s Day arrives.  He’s really not that into having a day as he feels it was more his duty to serve than some amazing feat.  Either way though, I’m proud.  And I want my kids to be proud, too!  So we try to do at least a…

Transportation Counting Mats with Addition and Subtraction
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Transportation Counting Mats with Addition and Subtraction

What do you do when you want to get your young kids excited about math?  You find a theme that resonates with them and find a way to incorporate math into that theme!  Last week we did dinosaurs, which was wildly popular at my house.  Transportation themes come in a close second.  And I just…

Spooky Spider Counting Mats for Math Practice
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Spooky Spider Counting Mats for Math Practice

Spiders creep me out.  I don’t like them and would just assume never ever see them.  However, they do eat mosquitoes for which I am eternally grateful.  It’s a conflicting relationship.  But the boys are still into creep crawly stuff so I oblige.  We actually went to a bug festival a few weekends ago which…